MSN Messenger causing BSOD??

I downloaded MSN Messenger into XP Pro (with all updates applied) and as soon as it tried to start I got a BSOD then restart, which repeated itself over and over. I had to reinstall XP from scratch to fix it.

Anyone have any idea why this may have happened and how MSN (as opposed to Windows Messenger) can be downloaded and used successfully?

I downloaded MSN Messenger into XP Pro (with all updates applied) and as soon as it tried to start I got a BSOD then restart, which repeated itself over and over. I had to reinstall XP from scratch to fix it.

Anyone have any idea why this may have happened and how MSN (as opposed to Windows Messenger) can be downloaded and used successfully?

Thanks

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